Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-08
OCEANS OF SWEETS.
WHERE TONS OF CANDIES ARE MADE
DAILY FOR DAINTY PALsTES.
Visit to n Factory Where Def Fingers of
Pretty Girl. Pile Up HiiIs of Bon Bons
tbs. Cocoon Bean,

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interior of this great conner vessel r,yoIyed
two large mill stones. while A steel rake like
implenent constantly in motion. directed
n river Of rich brown chocolate so that il
flowed steadily under the wheels, Ii was
extraordinary how this mighty torrent
twisted in and out-a great writhing boa
constructor struggling to esrape
THAT is the grinder. remarked the
superint.ndent THAT stuff in there is
simply the crushed cocoa bean and sugar.
Il looks semi-Kuuid. of course, but that is
because of the essential oil OF the bean
Near the grinder. stood a machine some
thing like a great coffee mill The cocoa
beans in their entirety were turned into
hopper at the top and issued in the form Of
a iouid into A large vat beneath
Chocolate making is rather A complicated
process. The beans ara first placed in a
ssnarator which dries and assnrts them
Next they are roasted. Machine No, z
cracks them. cleans them. throws ont the
shells a nd the germ. and preserves the ker-
sugar: the half made chocolate in heated in
an oven. then passed through three finishing
machines, and finally comes into the hands
of pretty young girls, who wrap it in silver
foil and box it.
In a small room well lighted and VENT
lated and scrupulously clean-ss. indeed. wa
the entire factory-five men were at worb,
They looked like band of Brazilian plan.
ers who had been lifted up bodily ard st
down in the middle of a Canadian snow
storm. Thov were clothed from head to foo,
in spotIess cotton-cotton coats, cotton
aprons. cotton trousers, cotton blous.s AMI
cotton cans. A white pow,ler d,iftin,
through the apartment had settled on their
mustachss and faces, TO say nothing of thei,
clothing. This powder was corn starch.
Over a huge copper caldron, heated beneath
Nv " Gull VI SluuUuS SItain pllDPS ledneNl
one Of these queer white figures. In his
hand he held a gigantic spoon, and every
now and then he stirred the contents OF the
groit vessel vigorously.
The reporter peered over the brink and saw
a mass OF snow white substance about the
consist ,ncy of buttermilk.
Try somey'' oueried the sup-rinterd.
ent, as he thr,Ists ladle into the vat
II was msrshrnallow, but such marsh
mallow! 1t took two ladlefuls to quiet the
dude, and even then he looked lorgingly at
the copper as the party turned away.
Through a narrow passagway past a Gu
rious machine which husked almonds and
blanched them at the rate Of 10. 900 min
ute. and through swinging door into fairy
land. AT four long tables sat forty girls,
and every one OF the forty was Young and
pretty. ami every one of them wore a
natty little apron and a bewitching little
white null cap. 1t fairly took the dudes
breath away. Each girl was armed with
plated spoon with long handle, and in
front of each stood a tiny gas stove sur
mounted 10y tiny copper kettle. The ket
ties shone brightly and 50 did the faces of
the girls as they glanced up from their work.
Each little can was about half full of colored
with pistachio nuts; the next, paste Of
violet hue; and besides, there were crushed
strawberry paste, seal brown paste, sky
blue paste, yeiiow paste, and paste OF every
other Imaglnahle shade The walls of this
gro''o Oh the sirens were literally composed
Oh cahdy. ller aiter tie OF shel'es were
there, heaped "a high as one could reach
with ua slaos containing rows OF paltl-
coiored bonoons
Another room, more pretty girls, more
bonbons. Again another room containing
three enormous vats, copper, as usual.
Into each vat protruded an air pipe like the
one seen in the marshmallow room. These
cauldrons, however, were supported on an
incline OF forty-five degrees and so ar
ranged that they revolved at great speed.
Within each, hopping about literally like
peas on griddle, were l25 pounds of
sugared almonds. Think of it,
Next the cream room. Here stood huge
vessels filled with paste of all favors-rasp-
berry. strawberry, chocolate, vanilla. pis-
tachio goodness knows what else. These
pastes serve for the various sorts OF fine
confectionery There were also buckets Of
"crvstal, - compound OF sugar used for
glazing In this room men were shoveling
cream, lie, sugar. water and favorinC,
with wooden .trowels as recklessly as il II
were not alive TO pay 81 q pound for it
Another large room. and this time fifty
girls, positively prettier. il that were posi-
bic, than the first two galaxies. Each girl
was armed with queer little two-pronged